Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Support Centre to be set up for NE people in Delhi

GANGTOK, 10 Feb: A joint meeting chaired by Secretary, Ministry of DoNER with the Joint Commissioner of Police, Delhi, Joint Secretary (NEC), Director (NLCPR/Guite) and Deputy Secretary (CB&TA) was held on 05 February. The meeting was held following the death of Nido Taniam of Arunachal Pradesh in Delhi after being brutally beaten.
A press release informs that the meeting decided to set up a support centre at NEC Guest House at Chanakyapuri which will start functioning within a month. MoDoNER will bear the cost of setting up office of the centre from CB&TA funds.
Professional counselors will be hired on contractual basis who will be placed for dealing with issues being faced by NE people at the support centre.
Secretary, MoDoNER will also write to the Home Secretary requesting him to issue necessary instruction to UP & Haryana State Police sensitizing them about issues being faced by NE people since many NE people are working/ staying in NCR.
People from the NE will be sensitized about their rights through platforms such as Church/Fellowship, Students’ Union and Resident Commissioner’s office.
List of the selected representatives from each state as provided by Delhi Police with their emails/mobile numbers will be widely publicized for contact in any emergency. A helpline, designated by Delhi Police will be used in all social network such as facebook, twitter, whatsapp, etc.
It was decided to rope in an iconic personality as ambassador for a special media campaign for better assimilation and integration of NE people with the rest of the country and to sensitize mainland people that NE is part of India.
The North East Cultural Centre at Dwarka will also be activated at the earliest. Various cultural programs and interaction will be held frequently so that all NE people will recognize this centre as their cultural hub.
Apart from these, other decisions were also taken during the meeting.

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